Can I register at a doctors as a non resident? I do own a property here and someone told me I can register as a temporary patient. I realise even if I can, this may change at the end of the year.
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:41am
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You can register with a private doctor (and pay).
Until recently, people have been presenting with EHIC cards, and the Spanish authorities have (for the purposes of simpler administration) been issuing temporary SIP cards - in effect, temporary access to the Spanish NHS. This was, in effect, a loophole.
From recent reports on this forum, this practice has stopped (as EHIC comes to an end on 31/12/20).
You need travel/health/repatriation insurance going forward.
DavidS wrote on Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:02am:
Can I register at a doctors as a non resident? I do own a property here and someone told me I can register as a temporary patient. I realise even if I can, this may change at the end of the year.
Owning property here in Spain does not give you any rights whatsoever to healthcare. If you were a permanent resident in Spain you could, after a full year with private healthcare, join the Convenio especial and get full Spanish healthcare services.
Steve
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